The purpose of this document is to provide additional recommendations on the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card color-coding for designating employee affiliation. Compliance with this document is voluntary; however, a department or agency shall not claim compliance unless it adheres to all requirements of this document. This document is not intended to contradict requirements specifically identified in the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) or its associated documents, nor to limit options permitted by FIPS 201 except as explicitly stated herein. The recommendations in this document complement FIPS 201 in order to increase the reliability of PIV card visual verification.
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